Photographing CrossFit

https://improvephotography.com/45024/tips-crossfit-photography/

This article interests me because I love doing CrossFit and thought it would be fun to learn about how to best capture the various movements. CrossFit gyms present some lighting issues because they are often not well lit. This is even true when there are windows in the facility. 

This lack of light in gyms makes it difficult to successfully set the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, while still getting enough light. The shutter speed needs to be around 1/250 to 1/320 to capture the athlete in most movements. Normally, an aperture of f2.5 or f2.8 will allow enough light to be brought into the shot. Often times, it is useful to set the ISO to manual after manually setting the shutter speed and aperture. 

The article also discusses the importance being in the right places/positions to capture the shots you are going for. Even if you have a great camera and the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO are set properly, the shot could not turn out the way you would like it to. Many times, you will need to be real close to the athlete to get the shots you want, so it is important that you make the athlete aware of this and make sure they are alright with it.